Fiction & Literature

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, initially published in 1843, the novel has since become a classic, a story that is commonly seen every year at Christmas time. The story has stood the test time, and has become so popular since its original release, that it has been adapted in many different forms over 200 times! From Silent Short-Films, to Theatrical Releases, Television Specials, Stage Plays, Radio, Opera, etc. In whatever form the story is presented, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, and has been printed in multiple different languages over the years. It was even so popular on its first printing in 1843, that the first edition of 6000 copies was sold out in just one day! Join ...

Beginning with the first chapter, The Word, the author takes you on a chronological journey from the beginnings of time to the very ends, speaking of truths never told. In the second chapter, The Holy Ones, we witness the ascension of average humans into the realms of the sacred and observe how divine beings mingle on Earthly planes. Confessions and Absolutions, the third chapter, is where the writer performs a psychic, open-heart surgery, airing stagnant wounds, thus releasing all that no longer serves. In Prayers and Invocations, chapter four, we embark on a healing journey through the amalgamation of traditional and unconventional petitions. Lastly, in the final chapter, The Miracles, ...

Introducing young engineers, Heinrich and Dieter. It is 1981 and revolution is in the air. Engineers around the world are on the brink of ushering in a radical new era — the Age of the Computer. But first, there is top-secret work to be done. Teams of hand-selected men and women are squirreled away in dark recesses to do the work in record time. Who in Silicon Valley will win? There are complications: a woman who misses her man, a man who is running as fast as he can, a woman hiding from her man; a man who must come out of hiding; a woman in pursuit; and a man who safeguards secrets. And watching it all? A woman in high heels who specializes in intangibles; she keeps close her notebo ...

This is a story that lifts the veil and shows you a glimpse of what an Irish family underwent as immigrants. Aspiring to live the American Dream, rivalry between a father and son find themselves on divided lines, fighting for the beliefs and foundation of a country they view from different perspectives and hard truths.

Original short stories written by Classical Conversations Challenge B Students 2021-2022 Marietta Monday campus.

From the mountains of Wyoming, a river flows across Montana, scattering seeds along the way. Somewhere on the eastern plateau of the Great Northern Plains, the last of the seeds wash up onto the river bank. There, in a foreign habitat, they take root and grow into tall, white-barked trees crowned by yellow leaves. Indian legend calls it the Spirit Grove. In 1879, homesteader Silas Rye, discovers the unlikely grove and claims the land on which they stand. Weathering years of drought and hardship, he creates Aspen Grove Ranch. His granddaughter, Fanny, struggles to hold onto the ranch through two World Wars, the Vietnam conflict, and the attack on 9/11. Drawing her strength from the mystic ...

Mentored by anthropologist George Beal, a sixteen-year old redhead, Davy Match of Baltimore, USA, goes to the South Pacific in search of the endangered leatherback sea turtle (Babaru) and the Mota people who protect it as their clan animal. He joins a local boy named Abraham. They trek through noisy rainforests, paddle an outrigger dugout over clear lagoons, and have a wild ride on the tail of a typhoon off a taboo headland. Their journey brings them face to face with a forest girl, a wild man, a sorcerer, as well as giant turtles and crocodiles. A girl, Niki, from the village of Shell Money Reef, and many other children join the boys, and they make a courageous effort to protect Mother ...

A virus starts spreading slowly in a small oriental province, but rapidly accelerates into a pandemic more insidious than the black plague. Officially, blame falls upon a lowly Chinese fishmonger and the local custom of selling live fish and other animals including bats in open-air wet markets. One man knows the truth, but his attempt to bring it to light plunges him into the dark world of international politics and covert government activities. Fearing for his life, he engages the services of team π to irrefutably expose the real cause, and at the same time keep them all alive.

No one ever expects their dream of getting married, buying the perfect house, and profound professional success, to collapse due to one misguided decision and uncontrolled misfortune. However, that's just what happened to Kendall Sweeney. She endured things so horrific, it might push her over the edge. It certainly could end in her ultimate destruction. Will a powerful ancient philosophy and her strong faith and perseverance be enough to save her? Find out. The story, inspired by actual events, takes a look at some of life’s toughest lessons and teaches a new way of thinking that can make the worst possible storms subside, and allow the sun to shine again.